Pedal power on the agenda

According to latest Department of Transport statistics, an estimated 1.5 million South Africans use bicycles, with some 150 000 cyclists living in Cape Town. Transport authorities need to plan and provide facilities to cope with the phenomenal growth in this R5 billion industry - which will form the topic at the world's most comprehensive bicycle planning conference: Velo Mondial 2006, set to take place from 5 to 10 March 2006 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. For more information, visit www.velomondial2006.com